Product Description
The Kaiten, a human torpedo in which the crew member acts as the torpedo's eye to launch attacks on enemy ships, was manufactured in a short period of about five months starting in March 1944, as the war situation worsened.
The engine and propulsion system of the Type 93 oxygen torpedo, which the Navy boasted to the world at the time, were directly reused, and it had 1,500 kg of explosive, twice the amount of a torpedo, and a range that allowed it to launch attacks from outside the range of enemy ship torpedoes.
Initially, the plan was to launch the missiles from submarines, and numerous attacks were carried out based on this assumption. However, launch bases were also established along the coast of the mainland where enemy landings were anticipated.
The product includes kits for two Kaiten Type 1 torpedoes.
The kit includes three markings: one for combat deployment, one for training, and one for launch experiments from the light cruiser [Kitakami].
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )
Product Specifications
- Item code
- FS01
- JAN code
- 4536318550112
Purchase Information
* This product has a cancellation deadline. Once the deadline has passed, cancellations are not accepted.
This item is limited to 5 per household.